{"id":8477,"date":"2017-07-11T22:58:53","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T05:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/?p=8477"},"modified":"2017-07-12T07:53:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T14:53:13","slug":"a-bit-of-moscow-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/2017\/07\/a-bit-of-moscow-music\/","title":{"rendered":"A Bit Of Moscow Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Moscow-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"141\" \/>Our&#8221;\u00a0<em>Rifftides<\/em> Russian correspondent, Svetlana Ilicheva, writes that one of her favorite listening spots in Moscow is the Zhurfac caf\u00c3\u00a9. Not far from the Kropotkinskaya metro stop on Gogol Boulevard, the Zhurfac is in a neighborhood of major cultural interest because of the State Art Museum named for writer and national icon Alexander Pushkin (1799-1837). Nearby on the bank of the Moskva River is the massive Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The district is a few blocks southwest of the Kremlin.<\/p>\n<p>Now that you have your bearings, let\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s visit the Zhurfac caf\u00c3\u00a9. Its owner is Suren Gabriel, a journalism graduate of Moscow State University who lives in two countries, Russia and Israel. Svetlana received Mr. Gabriel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s permission for <em>Rifftides<\/em> to show you a video he made recently of a performance at his establishment. Guitarist Georgy Yashagashvily is warming as as we pass the greeter, Mr. Dobson. Mr. Dobson\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s stern gaze is despite, or perhaps because of, his being made of rubber.<\/p>\n<p>Svetlana (pictured right) tells us about the band.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The musicians are quite well known in our Jazz community. Anatoly Tekuchyov is<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/rifftides\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Svetlana-Ilicheva-X80.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"92\" \/> considered to be the best vibist in Moscow. Igor Ivanushkin is a very popular bassist, energetic and enthusiastic, who always creates a festive atmosphere wherever he plays. Georgy Yashagashvily is a fine guitarist, head of the <em>Jazz-manush<\/em> community in Moscow (the followers of Django Reinhard). Every time I have the opportunity to hear this trio, I take it. Zhurfac caf\u00c3\u00a9 is a nice place for that purpose. Here, they play &#8220;You Don&#8217;t Know What Love Is.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSurenGabriel%2Fvideos%2F1284050531642008%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"560\" height=\"311\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to Suren Gabriel for his permission and to Svetlana Ilicheva for her reporting and &#8221;\u00a0for the Zhurfac connection.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our&#8221;\u00a0Rifftides Russian correspondent, Svetlana Ilicheva, writes that one of her favorite listening spots in Moscow is the Zhurfac caf\u00c3\u00a9. 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